How to Install and Uninstall ngetty Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 18,2024

You can also install and uninstall the ngetty on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "ngetty" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install ngetty on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ngetty
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ngetty" package

Learn how to uninstall ngetty on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ngetty
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ngetty package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: ngetty
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1-9
Built-Using: dietlibc (= 0.34~cvs20160606-12)
Priority: optional
Section: universe/comm
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 83
Depends: lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Filename: pool/universe/n/ngetty/ngetty_1.1-9_amd64.deb
Size: 23732
MD5sum: 8aa9ae25a3117e42f49fa7c9fde80f7b
SHA1: 8302cf075d2d44745683a24ad03afd653ee4a85a
SHA256: d08bc1da947050683cd5408168043194122bcc8226a47ae996e08c0cd187145a
SHA512: 37b824d0db0948ed9152d4a89d7fe90674ec0cca55bf990f91db7f529ec045dd2fcab148dcbb9c2db9d19edba27e5cb6e9a339fb5f48874dfc9cce183ba5f3b7
Description: getty replacement - one single daemon for all consoles
Description-md5: c73b9c1b215bd1b69736b2c33f81cf08